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  • Behind The Candelabra (2013)
    Review preview for Behind The Candelabra

    It is quite something to witness Douglas and Damon embrace the characters quite so authentically.

    Richard Mowe · 4 out of 5
    The story of legendarily flamboyant entertainer Liberace and the man who loved him.
  • The Blues Brothers (1980)
    Review preview for The Blues Brothers

    Comes close to redefining cool.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    Two sometime blues musicians and petty crooks aim to put on the biggest show of their lives to raise the money to save the orphanage where they grew up.
  • Bright Young Things (2003)
    Review preview for Bright Young Things

    Where Fry succeeds so well is allowing the intrinsic innocence of these brittle butterflies to be exposed without mockery.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Biting satire on the Thirties party circuit in London.
  • The Campaign (2012)
    Review preview for The Campaign

    There is nothing glaringly awful about the film, it's just that it's very middle of the road.

    Donald Munro · 2.5 out of 5
    Rivals slug it out over a North Carolina electoral district.
  • Cleanin' Up The Town: Remembering Ghostbusters (2019)
    Review preview for Cleanin' Up The Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

    Bueno supports the interviews with clips from the film and behind-the-scenes archive footage chosen not just for colour but to let us see what is under discussion at every stage.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    A documentary about the making of the original Ghostbusters.
  • The Curse Of The Jade Scorpion (2001)
    Review preview for The Curse Of The Jade Scorpion

    The plot is borrowed from a Sexton Blake penny dreadful, with fresh gags and terrific performances.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    An insurance investigator and efficiency tsarina are hypnotised into a heist.
  • Crossroads (2001)
    Britney Spears and friends take a road trip to LA to enter a singing contest.
  • Get On Up (2014)
    Review preview for Get On Up

    Only on stage does the fire blaze

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.
  • Ghostbusters (1984)
    Review preview for Ghostbusters

    A ridiculous idea spun into a film that skilfully mixes genuine laughs with genuine frights and chills.

    Scott Macdonald · 5 out of 5
    Who ya gonna call?
  • Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)
    Review preview for Ghostbusters: Afterlife

    The latter part of the movie labours as Reitman aims firmly for the rose-tinted jugular of parents courtesy of cameo appearances that don't sit comfortably within the fabric of the film.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    After the death of Egon Spengler, his daughter and grandkids find themselves bustin' a whole new army of ghosts.
  • The House Of Mirth (2000)
    Review preview for The House Of Mirth

    This is a long, slow and supremely well-written film.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    A New York socialite faces financial ruin after falling victim to the rumour of an affair.
  • Legends Of Oz: Dorothy's Return (2013)
    Review preview for Legends Of Oz: Dorothy's Return

    It ranks in the higher echelons of the second division for the quality of its animation and vocal support

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    Dorothy finds herself whisked back to Oz.
  • Loser (2000)
    Review preview for Loser

    The potential for good times is wasted.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    Country boy goes to college in the Big Apple and is treated like a hick.
  • Pearl Harbor (2001)
    Review preview for Pearl Harbor

    Not so much From Here To Eternity as From Here To This Time Next Week, which is a terrible waste.

    Symon Parsons · 3 out of 5
    The three-hour, $139 million take on the historical event that launched the USA into the Second World War.
  • The Rutles: All You Need is Cash (1978)
    Review preview for The Rutles: All You Need is Cash

    It must be said that time has not been kind to this film.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    Pastiche rockumentary of The Beatles.
  • Tammy (2014)
    Review preview for Tammy

    If this is the new slapstick, bring back the old

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1 out of 5
    After losing her job and learning that her husband has been unfaithful, a woman hits the road with her profane, hard-drinking grandmother.
  • Yogi Bear (2010)
    Review preview for Yogi Bear

    There are no real scares here but there's still a sense of adventure and the villains are suitably mean.

    Jennie Kermode · 2 out of 5
    Yogi and his friend Boo Boo join forces with Ranger Smith to foil a plot to sell off Jellystone's trees.

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